Oh, shit!*

How did I manage to forget about the one massive, all-consuming thing that happened this weekend??

Smidgen got worms. WORMS. INSIDE HER BODY. Until some of them were, erm, no longer inside. Which is how we found out about the worms.

Bleeeuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh.

After one of the most disturbing googling sessions of my life, culminating in searching "why do dogs need their anal glands expressed" (top tip: do not click on that video), I now know that they were roundworms, because they "look just like a piece of cooked spaghetti".

So yeah, probably never eating spaghetti ever again.

This is the only picture I could find that could even begin to convey the grossness of what went on this weekend. From here. Hope none of you were having spaghetti for lunch.

Ohhh poor Smidge, how come... they did not give her to you properly dewormed from the shelter? Anyway, make sure you go to the vet and get follow up treatments. (There are several stages of growth of the disgusting little creatures, and you better get rid of all of them)... it has to be done regularly..